Chapter 033: Eating Watermelon in the Rest Area (6)

In a evenly matched match, the victorious party often wants to see the loser try his best but still lose, and then appreciate the other party's unwillingness.

At least that's how Mo Qianhe feels.

He admitted that he had a narrow-minded desire to win.

However, the opponent not only admitted defeat lightly, but also accepted the current situation without changing his expression, which made Mo Qianhe a little anxious.

Even if you "win" to some extent, it doesn't seem as satisfying as winning in reality.

Liu Tang stood aside and said half-jokingly, "Isn't it a little rude of you to say this in front of me?"

Mo Qianhe suddenly woke up and realized that Liu Tang was not the prize he had fought for, but a living person with the right to make his own choices.

Liu Tang looked at Pavilion Master Ji and said, "Thank you for your kindness from the very beginning. Even if you were willing to spend all your points to become my guardian, I would not agree.

“I don’t mean to offend you, even if it’s Mo Qianhe, I won’t agree to it.

"I am willing to sign a 'companion contract' with Mo Qianhe. Not only do I trust him, but I also believe I have the ability to help him. Within a certain range, I can compensate him for the price he paid.

"Once I'm outside this range, I won't bother anyone. I won't enter the rest area, and it's completely fine for me to travel between dungeons on my own."

Pavilion Master Ji nodded: "Your Excellency is right. It was I who offended you."

They all forgot that Liu Tang was not a weakling who needed their protection, but a boss who was more powerful than any of them.

Rather than saying that "companion binding" is a guardianship over him, it is better to say that it is a shackle that he voluntarily puts on himself.

He gets to choose who is tied to the other end of the shackles; or, he gets to decide whether he wants the shackles or not.

Mo Qianhe felt a little stung in his heart.

Although Liu Tang said he trusted him, he also drew a line between them.

The other party wants to repay what he owes him.

But he didn't want Liu Tang to pay it back.

Mo Qianhe thought that the other party owed him something, so that when the real decision came, this little salty fish would not give up on him and choose someone else like he did in his life.

He said bitterly, "You really haven't changed at all."

Liu Tang noticed that the man was not in a good state and asked, "What's wrong, Boss Mo?"

Since he still had to share a secret with Jiang Minxu, Mo Qianhe simply didn't hide it and said, "To you, I have always been dispensable."

[What kind of development is this?! How do you make me sound like a scumbag?!]

Liu Tang took a step back, caught off guard by this accusation.

Jiang Minxu took a piece of watermelon from the table and started eating it with anticipation.

Liu Tang was indeed a master of salvation during his lifetime, but his method of salvation was through "soul separation".

His soul will separate from his body and come to the chaotic area between the human world and the underworld. He will meet the ghosts stranded in the chaotic area and help them enter the underworld.

However, the more times he "leaves his soul", the more difficult it becomes for his soul to return to his human body.

Liu Tang's fellow masters all advised him not to continue to perform the ritual of liberating the dead souls in this way.

But Liu Tang couldn't bear it when he saw that there were too many souls in need of help in the world.

"If I don't take action, no one can help them." Liu Tang said.

His fellow masters all knew that this was the truth.

These people can be liberated to some extent, but for some souls, conventional methods of liberation are completely ineffective.

Only Liu Tang's method can do it.

Once, Liu Tang’s soul was separated from his body for nearly half a month before he woke up.

Frightened Mo Qianhe had a big fight with Liu Tang because of this matter.

Mo Qianhe threatened Liu Tang that if he continued like this, he would break up with him.

Liu Tang just smiled and said, "Without me, you can still make other friends and live a good life. But without me, those ghosts will be trapped in the chaotic zone for eternity, constantly repeating the pain before death.

"It's something only I can do. So it's my responsibility to do it."

Mo Qianhe said angrily: "So many people die every day in this world, and there are so many ghosts trapped in the chaotic area. You can't save them all by yourself.

"You only saved one soul in ten million. Without you, only one soul in ten million would not be saved."

Liu Tang looked at Mo Qianhe and said, "I'll try my best to do what I can, that's enough."

So they never contacted each other again.

Half a year later, Mo Qianhe was informed that Liu Tang had been in a coma for two months and had not woken up.

He rushed to see the other party, only to see Liu Tang lying in the ward like a vegetable.

Two months, half a year, and a year passed, and Liu Tang never woke up.

Whether it was the spiritual master in the metaphysical world or the doctor in the medical world, they all told Mo Qianhe that Liu Tang might never wake up again.

Until Mo Qianhe died, Liu Tang never opened his eyes again.

He realized it belatedly and felt very regretful.

If he knew that they had little time left to spend together, why would he be angry with the other person?

This regret, mixed with too many emotions, became a heart disease for Mo Qianke.

So when he entered the "18th level of Hell" and learned that everyone's "soul data" would be stored here, he began an endless search.

He didn't know whether Liu Tang's soul was trapped in the chaotic area or entered the underworld.

But even if there is a glimmer of hope, he will try to find the other person.

"So it has come to this point," Mo Qianhe stared at Liu Tang, "It seems that I have never been as important to you as those deceased people I have never met."

"Crunch, crunch..." A sound rang in Mo Qianhe's ears. He turned his head and found that Jiang Minxu and Ji Zehan were happily eating watermelon platter.

Mo Qiangan: "..."

Without waiting for Liu Tang to speak, he said to Jiang Minxu, "Now that we've shared our secrets, are we even?"

Jiang Minxu ate the watermelon with great satisfaction. He nodded happily and spit out the seeds. "It's even. You're welcome to visit the Poshan Guild often when you have time. I'll treat you to dinner next time."

Mo Qianhe was speechless for a moment, then said to Ji Zehan, "Then we'll go to the dungeon in three days. Let's go back to the special room and turn off the invisibility function first. We can talk about the rest later."

As he spoke, Mo Qianhe gestured to Liu Tang to put on the ring, and the two disappeared on the spot.

Jiang Minxu looked hesitantly at the empty space ahead, and asked Pavilion Master Ji beside him uncertainly: "Do you think they have left, or... are they still there?"

Mo Qianhe flew out of the room, but instead of flying directly back to his special room, he floated to the suspended circular corridor in the center of Wantong Pavilion.

Liu Tang followed him closely.

Liu Tang didn't remember anything Mo Qianhe said, so he couldn't recall what he was thinking at the time.

Or, if a person loses all his memories, it is hard to say whether he is still the same person he was before.

But Liu Tang still tried to speak: "I apologize to you for my previous behavior."

Mo Qianhe paused, realizing that he was angry for no reason.

Liu Tang, who was standing next to him, didn't remember anything that happened between them, so it was normal that he couldn't rely on himself completely.

Whatever choice Liu Tang made back then is a thing of the past. There is no reason for him, who has lost his memory, to pay for it.

He turned to look at Liu Tang and said awkwardly, "No need to apologize. If anyone needs to apologize, it should be the original Liu Tang who apologizes to me."

Liu Tang changed the subject: "Actually, I think, from your description, I trusted you very much at the time."

Mo Qianhe was somewhat surprised by this interpretation.

He heard the other party continue to say: "The reason why he still didn't give in when you threatened to break up with him was probably because he felt that you would not leave him because of this.

"He's willful because he's sure you'll tolerate him. Maybe he's just being spoiled and becoming arrogant."

Mo Qianhe fell silent after hearing this.

He blamed himself for not seeing through this at the beginning, and was also angry at Liu Tang for being so unscrupulous.

"There's nothing I can do. It's all because of your pampering." Liu Tang said.

Mo Qianhe snorted coldly: "Fine, it's all my problem anyway."

As he was speaking, Liu Tang saw Song Xiaoyan and Qin Zhengyi chatting while leaning on the corridor railing not far away.

He heard Qin Zhengyi say with a hint of tears in her voice, "It's not that I haven't thought about my parents. In fact, I chose to die in the end. Besides feeling hopeless, another reason was that I couldn't face my parents."

Liu Tang was completely stunned.

[This melon is going to hit me in the face, right? ]

Liu Tang thought that he had already eavesdropped on the gossip between Jiang Minxu and Pavilion Master Ji, and it would be too much to eavesdrop on Qin Zhengyi's family affairs. He turned around and wanted to leave, but was caught by Mo Qianhe again.

Mo Qianhe signaled him with his eyes: "For the sake of points, listen to me!"

Liu Tang: “…”

[How come this person cares about my points more than I do?!]

"You know, my parents are teachers. They have always wanted me to be better than anyone else. That's why they gave me a homophonic name 'Zhengyi'," Qin Zhengyi said.

Song Xiaoyan nodded. She also knew something about the other party's parents.

The strict implementation of repressive education has put a lot of pressure on Qin Zhengyi since she was a child.

Even if Qin Zhengyi really ranked first in her grade, her parents would only say, "You're not first in the city, so there's nothing to be proud of."

In the year of the college entrance examination, Qin Zhengyi performed poorly on the exam due to excessive pressure and failed to get into her ideal university.

Her parents expressed their disappointment in her openly and without reservation.

Qin Zhengyi sighed, "After graduation, I started making money. Fortunately, my work satisfied my parents, and they became much more relaxed towards me."

But their control over Qin Zhengyi did not weaken.

Housing prices in big cities are expensive, and Qin Zhengyi originally wanted to rent a house for the rest of her life.

But her parents insisted on urging her to buy a house in a big city, and they emptied out all their savings to make up the down payment for her.

Others would only feel envious when they heard this, but Qin Zhengyi felt suffocated.

All her savings were drained out, and facing the high monthly payments, she lived a tight life every month.

The repressive education she received since childhood made her unwilling and afraid to tell her family about her difficulties, for fear of hearing her parents' repeated criticisms.

Life is already like walking on a tightrope, and faced with the bankruptcy of real estate companies and unfinished buildings that cannot be delivered, people completely lose their balance and fall into the abyss.

"During that period, even though you were with me, I was really scared. I wasn't afraid of the endless mortgage, but I was afraid of going home to see my parents. I was afraid to tell them that the house I bought was unfinished." Qin Zhengyi plucked her cuffs with her fingers, trying to calm herself down.

Song Xiaoyan hugged the other person's shoulders with some heartache and could no longer say any words of blame.

Qin Zhengyi looked up into the distance and whispered, "When I think about how disappointed they will be in me, and how hysterical they will be because their savings have gone down the drain, I feel like I can't go on with my life. I'm really tired. I just want to rest completely.

"Do you know what my first thought was when I entered the 18th level of Hell?

"I thought, finally, I don't have to worry about mortgages, unfinished buildings, or facing my parents anymore. It's so relaxing..."

Qin Zhengyi turned to look at her childhood friend and said with a wry smile, "I know it's selfish to think this way, but I've never felt so relaxed as I do now."

"I'm going to say something outrageous. I honestly think it's better to die." Qin Zhengyi said with tears in her eyes.

It's really not easy. If life wasn't so hard, how could she think hell was good?

Liu Tang thought.

Mo Qianhe raised his hand and patted the other person's shoulder to express his comfort.

The two girls stood in the corridor for a long time in silence, leaning against each other.

It wasn't until Liu Tang tried to drag Mo Qianhe away again that Qin Zhengyi spoke: "What about you? What's going on?"

Song Xiaoyan pursed her lips and said, "Can I not tell you?"

She didn't want to put more pressure on her childhood friend.

If the other party knew that he was dragging the Feng and Zhou families to hell together in order to avenge her, it might make her suffer even more.

However, she really hadn't figured out how to make up a perfect lie to cover it up.

Qin Zhengyi studied her childhood friend and analyzed, "You've been through two instances in total. Before this instance began, you recognized Liu Tang, which means you encountered Liu Tang in the previous instance.

"When he explained 'evil value' to us, he mentioned that the Zhou family was present in the previous instance, and that it was related to the unfinished building..."

Having said this, although Qin Zhengyi was somewhat reluctant to believe it, she still looked at her childhood friend and asked tentatively, "Could your death be related to me?"